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Dwarfs!?

Dwarfs!?' offers an addictive, fast paced arcade-like experience, with plenty of difficulties and game modes to play around in. As the new overseer for your underground Dwarf base, your job is to manage the…

4 May 2011

Dwarfs!? is an indie developed by Tripwire Interactive, released 4 May 2011 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Dwarfs!? is

Dwarfs!? is an indie game developed by Tripwire Interactive and released in 2011. It was published by Power of 2. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dwarfs!?' offers an addictive, fast paced arcade-like experience, with plenty of difficulties and game modes to play around in. As the new overseer for your underground Dwarf base, your job is to manage the small colony and make it as rich as possible, before they meet their inevitable doom! To survive as long as possible, you’ll have to steer and guide your greedy little fellows to the richest points in the caves, while avoiding all the dangers – so they don’t end up destroying your Town Hall and its essential supply of beer. They explore for you, they mine for you and they fight for you - but if you don't keep an eye on them, they'll do what they do best: die for you and take everyone…
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are educational and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 17 hrs.

What it launched against

Dwarfs!? launched on 4 May 2011, within three weeks of Portal 2, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, L.A. Noire and Terraria.

Released around the same time: Portal 2, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, L.A. Noire, Terraria.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Dwarfs!? come out?
Dwarfs!? was released on 4 May 2011 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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